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Peter Sutherland, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration and Development, is former Director General of the World Trade Organization, EU Commissioner for Competition, and Attorney General of Ireland. He will issue a report on improving international cooperation on migration later this year.

The UNHCR serves as the ‘guardian’ of the 1951 Convention and its 1967 ProtocolThe 1951 united conventiion on refugees was only meant to be temporary and to deal with the aftermath of WW2, which only covered Europe it was extended to the whole world in the 1967 protocol. Guarentees of housing education the right to work and five years stay whilst ideal is out of date and requires drastic change. A kind of barrack style accomodation with food education in their own language with medical care would be a good start. Refuge id defined as: The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty. It does not mean being integrated into our societies, a serious problem with the vast majority of refugees is their religion Muslims do not integrate and therefore that is why European countries are not welcoming.

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"Water is the #1 risk facing the planet. ... Globally, 750 million people lack access to safe drinking water source and 2.4 billion have no access to proper sanitation facilities. Close to 50 countries are officially classified as being water stressed, and up to 70% of the world's underground aquifers have reached peak water. Global water demand is set to overshoot supply by 40% by 2030E, and by 2050E, 3.9 billion people will be living under "severe" water stress. Poor water supply and sanitation cost the global economy US$260 billion per year or c1.5% of global GDP. By 2050E, 45% of projected GDP is at risk, with as many as 50 countries at risk of conflict over water."

So Peter, do you think 60 million is the number potentially on the move is 60 million, and do you think the problem is solved by 1million, 2 million, 3 million 4 million migration to the EU. Lack of water = crop failure = economic problems = risk of war = massive migrant movement

So Peter Sutherland wants to turn Europe into something resembling a failed Afro-Islamic state. Why if he thinks that's so wonderful, why doesn't he migrate to the Muslim part of Nigeria? Anyone with an IQ above one will be able to work out the answer to the latter question.

Now the message acknowledges some migrants are not actually refugees but they still need help. Why bother having definitions for refugees then, particularly as 50% of migrants last year are considered economic migrants with no right to residency

60 million are displaced worldwide and it is claimed measures must be put in place to ensure they can migrate safely, to Europe presumably. I think this outcome is highly unlikely. The problem is quite likely to end up being considerably bigger than 60 million, Nigeria for example, just one country, is possibly in economic collapse whilst concurrently on track to a doubling of its population to exceed the US in the next 30 years

A reference is made to a highly questionable report claiming migrants give direct and quick benefit to host countries which is diametrically opposite to Germanys own conclusions, that 50 odd percent will remain unemployed after 5 years, further that many will be difficult to place in work

All of this is going on when EU youth unempolyment remains high particularly in the Southern EU

As 1 million turning up in Europe last year caused mayhem the idea huge numbers of migrants are welcome is a fantasy. To soften the objective we are reassured the EU can have no problem absorbing 'a million or even a few million'. However the problem is far higher than a few million so whatever happens there have to be will be migrants turned away. In fact the bigger problem is the number needed to be turned away so it follows more effort will be placed with that

Nobody is forcing economic migrants to take rides in rickety boats and the first message to save lives should be they are wasting their time and money

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